It’s been 82 years since Lou Gehrig passed away, and much has changed in the world since then. But there is one thing that, somehow, has not. On Gehrig’s 36th birthday -- June 19, 1939 -- he announced ...

Sarah Rector was only 11 years old, but she was determined to stand up for herself. Her mission was a simple one: “Don’t sell my land!” Sarah was a “Creek Freedman” — that is, a descendant of African ...